$300 ▲ +165.5%
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $113
- 2016: $285
- 2021: $300
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
Kinglake · Suburb / Locality
Housing & Dwellings in Kinglake
Where and how people live — the homes, how they are held, and what they cost.
Separate houses make up 98.8% of all homes in Kinglake, far above the national figure. This creates a landscape dominated by detached dwellings, with very few apartments or townhouses. Most people here own their own homes, and the area has a very low number of renters compared to the rest of the state.
$300
▲ +165.5%
- $0–$25: 37 areas
- $25–$50: 86 areas
- $50–$75: 199 areas
- $75–$100: 214 areas
- $100–$125: 525 areas
- $125–$150: 343 areas
- $150–$175: 699 areas
- $175–$200: 597 areas
- $200–$225: 1183 areas
- $225–$250: 724 areas
- $250–$275: 1277 areas
- $275–$300: 787 areas
- $300–$325: 1282 areas
- $325–$350: 618 areas
- $350–$375: 935 areas
- $375–$400: 570 areas
- $400–$425: 763 areas
- $425–$450: 288 areas
- $450–$475: 415 areas
- $475–$500: 176 areas
- $500–$525: 204 areas
- $525–$550: 79 areas
- $550–$575: 125 areas
- $575–$600: 70 areas
- $600–$625: 97 areas
- $625–$650: 21 areas
- $650–$675: 54 areas
- $675–$700: 145 areas
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Kinglake — higher than 57% of areas.
Housing costs
Rents, mortgages and crowding.
The typical monthly mortgage payment is $1,733, which is higher than most similar areas but about the same as the Victorian figure. Weekly rents are lower than the national average, with the usual rent sitting at $300.
$1,733 ▲ +12.1%
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $1,546
- 2016: $1,500
- 2021: $1,733
Median monthly mortgage repayment for households with a mortgage.
Weekly rent distribution
View on map →In Kinglake, the largest group is $200–$349 at 50%, followed by $350–$549 (41%) and Under $200 (9%).
Monthly mortgage distribution
View on map →Kinglake splits fairly evenly between $1,000–$1,799 (37%) and $1,800–$2,999 (36%), with Under $1,000 at 16%.
Owning & renting
How homes are owned or rented.
Renting is very uncommon here, with only 5.1% of households renting, a figure far below both the state and national averages. Most people own their home, and those who own outright make up 34.4% of the area.
5.1% ▼ -40.9%
Lower than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.6%
- 2016: 9.4%
- 2021: 5.1%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are rented.
34.4% ▲ +21.4%
Lower than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 28.3%
- 2016: 29.6%
- 2021: 34.4%
Share of occupied private dwellings owned outright (no mortgage).
How homes are owned or rented
View on map →In Kinglake, Owned with a mortgage is the majority at 58%; Owned outright is next at 35%.
Types of homes
Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.
Large homes are the norm, as 81.6% have three or more bedrooms. This is well above the national average, and the number of people per bedroom is higher than in most areas.
0.80 ▼ -27.3%
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.10
- 2016: 0.80
- 2021: 0.80
Average number of usual residents per bedroom — a crowding measure.
98.8% ▲ +1.8%
Higher than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 97.1%
- 2016: 98.0%
- 2021: 98.8%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are separate houses.
81.6% ▲ +3.3%
Higher than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 78.9%
- 2016: 80.8%
- 2021: 81.6%
Share of occupied private dwellings with three or more bedrooms.
Types of homes
View on map →In Kinglake, Separate house is the majority at 99%; Townhouse / semi-detached is next at 1%.
Bedrooms per home
View on map →In Kinglake, the largest group is 3 bedrooms at 43%, followed by 4 bedrooms (31%) and 2 bedrooms (14%).
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Housing & Dwellings in Kinglake [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21358/kinglake/topic/housing-dwellings